The Washington critic., 1887-07-08
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions Of tho
National Capital.

National Capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, cents
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all cars, for % cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Starts
at Geurgotown corner of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
PCnnsylyania avenue passing circle con
sornn saery % stas tatso Sl warNng mgNyopb Nngv pSpiP
monts; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue OF An
drew Jackson; Department of Justice thnlt'
Ing at Fifteenth street, where transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
pnrtment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of the city.
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market (wherc transfers are given TO the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
boundary street or south to Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens TO Naval Monument
here transfers are given 10 branch running
TO Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as.
cending south side Of Capitol Hill, cOntin-
uing along street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate,
Returning, same route and conditions
Fourteenth.street Branch - Starts AT New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue, Re.
turning, same route. Transfers given to and
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars to Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
Seventh street Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoilicos, Odd'Fel-
lows Hall, crossing pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City Postonicc (whcro
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
lne), continuing across the Mall past the
Smithsonian Institution and National MI.
scum, to the wharyes OF the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where II makes u circuit of West, High,
Fayottc Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomcry streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak lllll Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to + street north, thence
tial residences of the West End including
that of the British minister; along Seven.
toenth street west to u street north, Four
teenth street to +, passing Willard's and the
Ebbltt House, crossing Ninth street twherc
transfers are given to tho Ninthstroct
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
TO FIFTH street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monuments; Indiana avenue to G street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, TO Is street north, To First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin
coin Park, RetutnlnE same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also Leave the west front ot the State,
NHl anu navy departments dl convenient
Intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II Streets
Ninth street Branch-Stnrts NJ northern ter
minus Cf Seventh street west lwhcrc II con
meets with Silver Springs iiranch, divorelng
70 Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and PostOfiicos at + street (whcrc
transfers are given to main line east or
west, thence to B street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, TO Four.
and.ahalf street, thence to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharvCs, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Nnth-street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard univer'
sity ana schuet2en Park, to entrance to
grounds Of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Ralway-Starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts, avenue TO
il street north. past the Government Print.
ing Oflce to Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Bennlngs Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor Belt) Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and d.a.half street, thence east to First west,
north to q street, west TO Fourth street
north to 7 street, west to Eleventh street.
south to L street north, west TO Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east TO
and east to starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead Of
street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostla Railroad Starting from foot of
Seventh street along street south
past navy-yard gate. to Twelfth street east,
and over the Anacostia Bridge to Union.
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
1. and from Avenue Line or Scyenth'strcot
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, cents.
Hordic coaches are running from the Navy.
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and g streets northwest. Faro,
cents; six tickets for - cents Horse.Car
tickets are also received as fare
HerdlC cabs are run 10 any part Of the city.
Fare, - cents, within mile; IS cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour for
more than one. Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
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